Attachment for steam boards



ATTACHMENT FOR STEAM BOARDS Filed March 19, 1926 Peafedjieprf- '1241er RICHARD W. DAWN, 0E DEER LoDGEMoN TANA`, AssreNoETojW.' E. 'oAsTLEToN, lor DEER DODGE, MONTANA.`

ATTACHMENT EOE STEAM BOARDS.

Application-med March 1.9, 192.- Seiial No. 96,018.y

that the `user of the deviceA may have oneA handv free for brushing or similar purposes, while hefholds'V the garment with the other hand and pulls it longitudinally of the les board, in connection with' the 4brushing or cleaning-operation under way. n

A further ob ectA sr to provide.y a device especially adapted to engage the under side of a pile'fabric, for the purpose of holdingl it in position, without the necessity of emk ploying the hands for that particular purpose, lor usingpins or the like in order to retain anyportion of the garment in position on the board. A further .object is to provi' attachment, comprising an `element of resil- 'ient material having teeth formed along one edge thereof, the .ends of the attachment being deected under the board, and provided with finger or thumb engaging members.

Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of elements described, illustrated and'claimed, it being understood that modifications may be made within'the scope of the claims, `without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

In the drawiiigs forming part of this application, a

vFigure 1 is a perspective View of the device.

Figure 2 is a view in top plan, the element being operated upon being shown in dotted lines, and it being assumed that the under side ofy this'fabric or garment is in engagement with the teeth, deflected inv the dii'ection'shown. l v.

Figure 3- is a section Figure 1 Figure 4 is' a section on line 4-4 of Figure l. 'i The attachment comprises a strip 10 of resilient material, and may be regarded as a lightsteel spring, the middle portion ofv de a retaining of the board, as indicated in Figure 3. Oney "V edge portion has formed thereon, or .carried thereby, ya series vof teeth 11, deflected ftoward the opposite edge of the resilient strip, ,and adapted to engage theunder side of the garment or the fabric being steamed and brushed. n

means of which the user applies and releases the device from the edges of the board.

This' attachment 'is 'preferably applied inl about the position indicated in Figure 2,`with Theend portions of the strip 10 are curved i i downwardly at 12, and are thence deflected reference to the left hand end of the board 'f 16 there shown, it being understood that the position on the boaid at a. particular time,`

is determined by the article being steamed, but if the latter is of about the proportions 'shojvnxin dotted lines in Figure 2and vdesignated 17, one portion thereof should pro3ect beyond the end 16 of the boardsuf iiciently to permit the operator to grasp the garment or fabric, and' pull the latter toward the left in Figure 2, wherebyproper engagement with the hooks'll, deflected in the direction shown, will4 result. `1` n The device is suitable for use in connection with all pile fabrics with whichthe `steam board or steam press isy employed, and no in iury to the garment or fabric will result, because ofthe form of theengaging devices, and the possibility of keeping the points of the teeth'11 away from the outer surface of the garment, the adjacent .por-y tion of which lies flaton the surface of'strip 10. Finger prints lon the ffsurface are.

avoided.

is claimed is:

l. A device of the' class described, com-` v90 `Having thus described the invention, what i y the stripv and turned toward leach other, and s fabric'engaging devices carried lby the 'upper surface ofthe strlp'.

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2. A device of the class described, comrisinf a strib havin teeth on one edO'e.

thereofA` deflected towards the opposite edge,

A device of the class described, comprising u strip having teeth formed on one edge thereot',`deected towards the opposite edge, and resilient clampingand thumb engagging members carried by the ends of the 10 strip. y

4.-. A device of the class described, comprising a resilient strip having teeth on one edge thereof, and resilient clamping members carried by the ends of the turned towards each other. e

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

RICHARD W. DAWN.

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